Traps Development for Rookies

The traps are those stubborn, little muscles that run between your shoulders and neck. Learning the basics of trap development will increase your chances of success when trying to make them stand out. You are going to learn the muscles that make up the traps muscle, exercises to make them grow, and the best day to train them. Using this knowledge should give you the ability to incorporate what you`ve learned into your own workout program.

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Traps Development for Rookies Zach Bashore
February 12, 2006

        The traps are those stubborn, little muscles that run between your
shoulders and neck. Learning the basics of trap development will increase
your chances of success when trying to make them stand out. You are going to
learn the muscles that make up the traps muscle, exercises to make them
grow, and the best day to train them. Using this knowledge should give you
the ability to incorporate what you`ve learned into your own workout
program.

        The traps are responsible for giving a person that v-shaped look.
The primary muscles that make up the traps are the trapezius and levator
scapulae. The trapezius` job is to elevate, adduct, and depress the scapula.
The levator scapulae is responsible for elevation of the scapula. It`s very
important that you know these different sections so you have the abiltiy to
target those muscles in the gym.

        If you have a gym membership and have access to machines, trap
training is so much easier. The best exercises on a machine are the
low-pulley row to neck, smith-machine shrug, calf machine shoulder shrug,
and smith-machine upright row. However, if you workout at home and only use
dumbbells you can get an effective workout doing upright rows, dumbbell
shrugs, and dumbbell shrugs behind your back. Whatever equipment suits your
needs, you can get a good workout with almost anything.

        Many bodybuilders train their traps on the same day as chest and
triceps, which is fine if you don`t mind training three bodyparts in one
day. You can also train them on the same day as shoulders and deltoids or
just by themselves. You also need to pay attention to the the amount of reps
you perform. A good rule is if you`re looking to gain mass then you should
use heavy weights with a low rep scheme. While cutting, it`s the exact
opposite. You want to use light to medium weights just with more
repetitions.

        The traps are considered a small muscle group by some, but for the
true bodybuilder, it is just as important of a muscle group as anything
else. You rarely see a person with outstanding looking traps which is the
first thing you can tell if someone works out. Stand out from the rest of
the bunch and turn those traps into mountains. Until next time, later.

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